Superhero half marathon 2013 race review

Donna and I love to rope new people into becoming Pro Oxygen members.  We got some new recruits together and ran the Superhero half marathon in Morristown, NJ in May 2013. We had originally planned to do the Ride to Montauk that weekend.  But they moved the date of the ride to June because of issues with their permits.  Since we had the day free, we decided on the Superhero half. 

Donna decided to convince her friend Lindsay to do her first race.  After a night of a few drinks, we had Lindsay sold on the idea of running and dressing up as superheroes.  A few days later, I asked Donna if Lindsay had run anything before like at least a 5k.  Donna laughed and said "she does not even own sneakers."  But Lindsay seemed determined and Donna had resolved to go with her to get proper sneakers.  Donna also talked her friend John, was lived in the area, into doing the race.  Lindsay roped her friend Bri in as well and we had a super team ready to go. 

The Color Run 5k 2012 race review

In August 2012, we did the Color Run in Englishtown, NJ.  It is a 5k fun run where they throw colored chalk on you at every Km marker on the course.  Diana had worked really hard to get in shape and lost a lot of weight that year.  She started running decided to do this race as her first 5k.  It sounded like fun as Donna and I signed up.  

Warrior Dash 2012 race review

 

Knowing that I'm usually up for anything new, one of the girls in office Grace asked if I wanted to do a mud run.  She originally wanted to do the Rebel Race on July 21 and camp overnight in upstate NY.  But my birthday was the night before so I veto that one.  I searched around the internet and found the Warrior Dash in Morristown, NJ.  The race was held on July 14.  I had a birthday party I had to go to later that night but I figured we could do an early wave and I would still be able to make it back to Queens in time.  We quickly convinced a few other girls in the office and had a team together.  

Giant's Stadium Run of Champions 5K 2012 race review

New York Road Runners (NYRR) started doing the Giant Stadium Run of Champions 5k in April 2012.  I decided it would be a great race to get my family to do since they live in NJ not far from the stadium.  My sister-in-law has done a few 5ks with me.  My mom has been trying to get into running and she likes to do a run/walk for a 5K.  My niece was 8 at the time.  A few weeks before the race, my brother was bragging about the fact that she demolished the competition at her school field day in both the 100 yard and 50 yard dash.  Seeing how NYRR does kid races, I figured we should bring her along.